Photo Portfolio Success

by Kaplan, John

• ISBN13: 9781582972107
• ISBN10: 1582972109
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-10-01
• Publisher: Writers Digest Books

Summary

Standards for portfolios are changing as fast as anything in photography today, and professor John Kaplan is right on the cutting edge. With a mix of informed, literate advice and sample images from students, nationally respected photographers, and from his own acclaimed work, Kaplan immerses readers in the strategies and standards photographers need to know to get noticed in their chosen specialty.The first half has basic techniques for selecting and organizing portfolio-caliber images for any body of work, then discusses preferred methods for displaying them in print, slide, CD-ROM and online formats--including how to painlessly build an online portfolio. The second half features genre-specific advice from experts in:naturecommercial, advertising and fashionfine artweddingphotojournalismKaplan concludes with using portfolios to break into chosen markets. With commanding visuals and authoritative, up-to-the-minute advice, it's the definitive book on contemporary portfolios.

Author Biography

John Kaplan has been awarded many of the top honors in photography, including the Pulitzer Prize, National Photographer of the Year, the Nikon Grant, Overseas Press Club and the Robert F. Kennedy Award. An associate professor at the University of Florida, Kaplan is teaches photo workshops and seminars around the world. He exhibits at museums and galleries worldwide and his freelance work has appeared in numerous book annuals and magazines

Table of Contents

Overview	p. 10
Edit to win	p. 20
Portfolio types	p. 32
Print portfolios	p. 40
Online portfolios	p. 52
CD portfolios and multimedia	p. 64
Slide portfolios	p. 74
Photojournalism	p. 82
Freelance work	p. 96
Wedding photography	p. 110
Nature and wildlife	p. 122
Exhibitions and fine art	p. 134
Self promotion and future growth	p. 144
Appendix	p. 156
Index	p. 160
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